Q: Is 17,873,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,873,700 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 17,873,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 390 650 780 975 1,300 1,950 3,900 4,583 9,166 13,749 18,332 22,915 27,498 45,830 54,996 59,579 68,745 91,660 114,575 119,158 137,490 178,737 229,150 238,316 274,980 297,895 343,725 357,474 458,300 595,790 687,450 714,948 893,685 1,191,580 1,374,900 1,489,475 1,787,370 2,978,950 3,574,740 4,468,425 5,957,900 8,936,850 and 17,873,700, with no remainder.

Since 17,873,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,873,700, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).